HIGH POINT, N.C. - High Point University men's track & field junior thrower Jim Wilson has been named the Big South Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

It marks the first time in his career that Wilson has garnered the weekly honor. After establishing a new high mark of 14.25m (46-9) at last week's HPU Team Challenge at JDL, Wilson broke his own indoor school record for the second time in as many weeks Saturday at the Kent Taylor Invite. His throw of 14.38m (47-2.25) earned the Nashville, Tenn., native a fourth-place finish in a strong field.

In addition to holding the indoor shot put record, Wilson also is HPU's outdoor record holder in the shot put and the discus.

Wilson and the Panthers return to action at the 2015 Big South Indoor Championship on Thursday and Friday (Feb. 26-27) at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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